NHL Line Changes & Fantasy Alerts: Tuesday, Nov 13, 2018
9 games on Nov 13, 2018 produced 17 notable changes: 11 power-play changes (5 up, 6 down), 5 line moves (5 promotions, 0 demotions) and 1 big game. The biggest: Travis Zajac moved up to L1 with Palmieri and Hall (2 straight games).
Biggest changes
Travis Zajac moved up to L1 with Palmieri and Hall (2 straight games).
Line promotion · NJDGame reportTeam lines
Ryan McDonagh dropped off PP1 (2 straight games).
Off PP1 · TBLGame reportTeam lines
Adam Erne moved onto the top power-play unit with Johnson, Gourde and Point.
PP1 promotion · TBLPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Brayden Point moved onto the top power-play unit with Johnson, Gourde and Erne.
PP1 promotion · TBLGame reportTeam lines
Mikhail Sergachev moved onto the top power-play unit with Johnson, Gourde and Erne.
PP1 promotion · TBLGame reportTeam lines
Changes by team
Travis Zajac moved up to L1 with Palmieri and Hall (2 straight games).
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Taylor Hall had 4 points (2 G, 2 A, 6 SOG).
Big nightPickup alertGame report
Ryan McDonagh dropped off PP1 (2 straight games).
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Adam Erne moved onto the top power-play unit with Johnson, Gourde and Point.
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Brayden Point moved onto the top power-play unit with Johnson, Gourde and Erne.
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Mikhail Sergachev moved onto the top power-play unit with Johnson, Gourde and Erne.
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Tyler Johnson moved onto the top power-play unit with Gourde, Erne and Point.
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Yanni Gourde moved onto the top power-play unit with Johnson, Erne and Point.
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
J.T. Miller moved up to L1 with Stamkos and Kucherov.
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Nikita Kucherov moved up to L1 with Stamkos and Miller.
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Steven Stamkos moved up to L1 with Kucherov and Miller.
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Alex Killorn dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
J.T. Miller dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Nikita Kucherov dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Steven Stamkos dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Rasmus Ristolainen moved up to D1 with McCabe.
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Kyle Turris dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
How Line Watch works
- •Deployment is rebuilt from the official shift charts: the forward trio and defense pair a player shared the most 5-on-5 time with, and the power-play unit he spent most of the man advantage on.
- •Each game is compared with the player's previous five games (at least three), so a change means a change from his own recent role.
- •Changes that last only one game, come out of blowouts or move by a few seconds are filtered out. What remains is ranked by fantasy impact: first-unit power play and top-line moves first.
153 raw deployment changes were checked for this date; 16 passed.
FAQ
What is Line Watch?
Line Watch flags fantasy-relevant role changes from the NHL shift charts: players moving onto or off the first power-play unit, forwards and defensemen moving up or down the lineup, new defense partners, and big swings in ice time. Each night gets its own dated digest.
How is a line change detected?
After every game we rebuild each team's lines, pairs and power-play units from who was on the ice together, then compare every player with his own previous five games. A change only counts once the team has three games of history to compare against.
Why are some line changes left out?
Coaches shuffle lines constantly, so a one-game move is usually noise. Power-play and line moves must hold for at least two straight games (three after a blowout decided by 4+ goals). Ice-time swings must be at least three minutes, not come from a blowout, and either repeat or reach five minutes.
Where do goalie and injury alerts come from?
Goalie flips come from our starting-goalie snapshots, taken every 15 minutes: a different goalie listed, or a confirmed starter going back to expected. Injury notes come from the public injury report, matched to NHL players and limited to regular-lineup players.
Can I get these alerts by email?
Yes. Create a free account and follow as many players as you like from their player pages; you get one morning email with their changes. If you connect Yahoo, your roster's changes are included too. Every email links back to these free pages and has an unsubscribe link.